World Vision
World Vision
World Vision is a global humanitarian organization working with children, families, communities, and local partners to address poverty and injustice. Its work spans sustainable development, disaster relief, advocacy, and community-led programs designed to strengthen vulnerable populations and support lasting social change. Careers at World Vision contribute to this international mission through work connected to humanitarian response, development, and collaboration across communities and partner networks.

Senior Advisor, Children’s Digital Rights and AI Policy

Shape World Vision’s global policy agenda on children’s digital rights and AI. Develop evidence-based positions, thought leadership and coalitions to advance the rights of vulnerable children.

Description

  • Shape World Vision’s agenda on children’s digital rights and AI, including data governance, AI systems that affect children, and children’s participation.
  • Monitor and analyse global policy, regulatory and multilateral developments concerning children and digital environments.
  • Advise CLAD, GP&I and A&EE leaders on policy positioning.
  • Create thought leadership, including papers, briefs, opinion pieces, speaking notes and public statements.
  • Represent World Vision International in policy forums, consultations, regulatory processes and events.
  • Lead or coordinate participation in priority coalitions and multi-stakeholder networks.
  • Map stakeholders and identify opportunities to influence policy.
  • Agree and put engagement plans into practice with external partners.
  • Commission and produce research and analysis on digital environments, AI and children’s rights, and synthesise relevant evidence.
  • Develop and maintain policy positions on issues affecting children in digital environments and AI.
  • Bring children’s lived experiences and field insights into research and external communications.
  • Coordinate policy positions with safeguarding, CPP and digital and technology colleagues.
  • Provide specialist advice to CLAD, GP&I, PACC, CPP, L2G and other A&EE teams.
  • Advise the Senior Director of CLAD on developments in digital policy and AI.
  • Apply digital and AI expertise to Shift 3 design, delivery and reporting.
  • Build digital and AI literacy among advocacy staff and field offices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in international development, law, public policy, digital rights, communications, human rights or a related discipline.
  • At least 10 years of relevant experience in digital rights, AI policy, online safety, children’s rights advocacy or a related area.
  • Experience in an international NGO, policy, regulatory or civil society setting.
  • A record of developing and securing publication or placement of thought leadership, such as policy briefs, opinion pieces, speaking engagements, consultation contributions or publications.
  • Experience working with multi-stakeholder coalitions, regulatory processes, UN or multilateral bodies, or digital governance forums.
  • Strong policy analysis and writing skills.
  • Ability to turn complex technical and regulatory issues into clear, persuasive advocacy materials.
  • Experience collaborating across teams and with senior leaders on external positioning and coalition strategy.
  • Excellent professional and technical spoken and written English.
  • Ability to work effectively across cultures, regions, faith traditions and time zones.
  • Willingness and ability to travel nationally or internationally up to 25% of the time.
  • Ability to take part in extended virtual meetings across multiple time zones.
  • The successful applicant must affirm World Vision’s core documents and follow conduct consistent with Christian principles, where legally permitted.

Benefits

  • Remote or home-based work opportunity.
  • Flexible hours to support meetings and collaboration across global time zones.
  • Work with an international team distributed around the world.
  • Opportunities to contribute to professional and policy thought leadership.
  • A values-led workplace connected to World Vision’s Christian humanitarian mission.
  • Team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings, subject to host-location policies.

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